King Of Kong Steve Wiebe Dethroned By Hank Chien

Plastic Surgeon Hank Chien has beaten the world record for Donkey Kong!

First, I have to higly recommend you watch The King Of Kong, it is a great movie. The film follows Billy Mitchell and Steve Wieb on their road to world dominatin over the Donkey Kong arcade game. There has been a lot of one upmanship since the release of the film, with each gamer trying to out do the others score to claim the world record.

Lately the competition has increased. In August, Billy Mitchell scored 1,062,800 points (1,100 points more than the previous record) to beat the Donkey Kong record. It was reportd that after completing that feat, Mitchell announced his retirement from the Donkey Kong game and stated: “Some say I’m being cocky. Some say I’m being lazy. I say, I’m being Billy Mitchell.”

Steve Wiebe answered back with a score of 1,064,500 points later that same month to reclaime the Donkey Kong World Record. Weibe recorded his championship game on August 30th 2010 for submission to Twin Galaxies.

Neither Mitchell or Wiebe currently hold the high score according to an announcement from Twin Galaxies. They have officially announced that plastic surgeon Hank Chien is the current record holder with 1,068,000 point high score. Chien's attempt took two hours and forty five minutes. Chien was the record holder when Mitchell reclaimed the title in August.

I doubt this is the last we will hear from Wiebe and Mitchell on the matter. I believe the hunger for victory will be too strong for both of them to stay away from the game. Chien, Mitchell, and Wiebe are currently scheduled to appear at a “Kong-Off” score-off in New Jersey this March.

I have many memories of sucking at Donkey Kong in the arcade. On a side note while I love having my trusty PS3 game console, I often wish the days of arcades were still as prevalant as they were in my childhood. 

What are your thoughts on this news? What is your highest score on Donkey Kong?